Perfume-vending machine



March 2o, 192s. 1,662,919

J. F. HARWOOD PERFUME VENDING MACHINE Filed March 5, 1925 2 Sheets-Shea?. 1

5o l John F Harwood ORNEYS March 20, 1928.

J. F. HARWOOD PERFUME VENDING MACHINE Filed March 5, 1925 2 ISmeets-Shea?. 2

WHHHHHIW ATroRNEYs Patented Mar. 20, 1928..

t UNITED sim: E1s;

JOHN miicrsinnwoom ormsw YORK; It. Y:

PERFUMELVEHDING' i' ECH-INB.

Application Medlauh 5, 192i'. SerialiNniv13g032..

the like.

A prime object of'my' present invention comprehcnds the provision of van improved perfume vending machineof thetype wheref in a predetermined* charge` or quantity of perfume may be; dispensed inthe fonm4 of; a 1U spray' for application to-the person koztthe operator or'tfo an article oli apperel In a preferred form of known machines.- ofthis type', an atomizer embodying;incompressible bulb is operated by abulb-compressing'mems- 35 ber when a coin of! suitabledenominationiis deposited' into the machine; and in: accordiance with a preferred form oconst-nuction, the coin serves as a; means for connecting the bul-b compressing member with a manually manipulable device, sothat when theproper coin is depositedinto the-machine, manipulation oft the device will compress the' biilb to operate the atomizer:

In vending' machinesl of this type, 'it is l5 highly desirable that the construction; be lsuch ns-tov assurethe user or operatortheta4 full und complete charge tofx pei-tumespray Willi bed'ispen'sed when a1 coin orpnoperdenomination is deposited-into the machine and'sucli asto prevent either more` orless of t` predetermined charge'to be ejected such` as might' be obtained, by a pumpingy operation ofthe operating mechanism. I't is:A further desirable to construct and inten-relate the I :z5 pei-tsy of' the machine so as to reduce the number of parts, to aV minimum and: organize thel same in accordance-mth a slmpleelaw. of

combination, thisto Ipermit assured opera-l tion and to eliminate the necessity ot re lo quent repair or replacement of parte; A further desideratum in a machine of this type centers about the provision oi mechanism which Will permitthe machinest'o. be readily accessible for refillingA purposes, i5 While maintaining the coin-controlledlapparates and' the coin receptaclein lockedcondition. The`A production ofa perf-time vending machine in which these-desiderata are achieved to a high degreeinan efficient manto ner is. a principal objecto-fs` the present inf venti'on.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as'will herein-after appear; my invention consists in they el5ements and their relation oneito theiother, as

hereinaiiter more particularly, described and sought tofbewdened in the claims -;l reference bfemg; had: bn the accompanying drawings vvlnc'hshow a( preferred embodiment of.4 my inventiomaxndfinfwhichu H Eig. 1 is` aipers'pective view oi the,y pertumeivendmgimachine embodyingfthe prin` ciples-,of my invent-ioni;

,E g-. 9e isr a1 sidev elevational Viewl thereQf takenA in: cross-section; inttfhe plane .of the line 2'.--2of Fig. l, and showingtheisameon an enlarged scale;

Figi. Sie ai view. taken, nv cross-sectionin the plane` oftheglineB-of Fig. 2;

. Fig.y 4s isu IOHtelevational-view withithe front, door removed-l and lwith parts broken away.` f Fig; 5: is yreview similar toFig. 2 but show ing! the parts; in a diierent' operative posi- Referning nowmore in detail 0 0` the, draw- 1ngs, the,` vendingrmachine comprises siA dispensmg'deviceI ot the atomizer type generally; deslgnated als; A mounted onVY and: carmedi a. trame generally designatedZ asB, which ramehouses afcoin-controlled mech- Yanaismi generally, designated as C,e the frame being enclosed in` a.;heusingA or casing generdesiglited' as` D. a- 'Iheicmsingy D; which houses all of thel 0pcnat1ng-parts of the machine. may; bey made in any.` prefcnneds form embodying an ornamentaily configura-.tion', said casing preferably includjingl a boxrlike casingl section, alf having bop and bottom: vialgls-A 10. and l1, the,v side waillslQ and: 13', a rear Wall 14g and; a removablefront,y Wall- 15, the top- Wall 10 includi a slotted elementi 1,6l for receiving a' coin li proper denomination; and. the front removable wall; 15; including; al. locking device* 17 openablei for. removing the front well,l en opening l8throngliv which the sprayv nozzle of the vending machine projectsY` endly an opening 19 through which-extends. themallually manipulable part of the operating 10o mechanism,4 as will be described more fully liereimditer. The.: casing D also, includesy an upright section=- de preerably marie.r integral with; the near wall; 14; ofthe casing. section and Which upright desirabl-y forms a frame 105 forI ai mirror-or reflecting device 20. For enhancing thev appearanceJ of the vending machine and for instructive purposes, the

same may bei pIvQvidedwith. an. instruction sheet on plete 211 arranged inclinedly in` a 11o vns triangular shaped traine 22'connected to the casing sections,` as is clearly shown inFigs. 1 and 2 ot the drawings.

The supporting traine B for the operating mechanism preferably comprises a unitary casting in the orm oit a `housing constructed so that tlie frame Ytorn'is a housing for the operating parts otthemechanism and a receptacle tor the coins deposited therein and a support for the atomizer .structure A, with the construction such that When the front closure ivall 15 ol' the casing -D is removed access may be had to the parts of the atomizer tor reiilling purposes While the receptacle is maintained in locked condition to Ipermit only duly Vauthorized agentsfto open the latter. i-iccordingly the trame B comprises a mechanism housing section 23 open at the top and at oneiside thereof,`as is clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the dravvings, and a coin depository section 24 integral therewith, the coin depository section having a liront closure 25 locked by means oi" a locli mechanism 2G. The casting frame B is secured to the casing D by means of securing elements E27, 27 which secures the apertured Aears '28, 28 integrally Y vv'ith the casting trame to suitable bracket portions 29, 29 provided .inthe casing, and in order to prevent removal of the casting trame except by authorized agentsthe said AAtrame is additionally secured to the casing` by means of` a bolt 30 lined interiorly to the rear Wall 14 oi the casing and connected to the` rear Wall of the 'trame casting by means o al nut 31 threadedly received' by the inner end of the bolt 3() Within the depository/'section Q4 of the castingj lith this construe tion it will be seen that only when the front closure 25 oil the depository section opened may the casting trame be detached tor rcmoval from the casing. Prelerably the cast- 'ing `frame B forms the locking support for the casing closure 15, the lock `17 being provided ivith the lock bolt 17 which cooperates with an opening' in the casting traine as is clearly shovvn'in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

For suitably supporting the parts ol the `atomizer on the exterior Walls ot the casting frame B, theV trame includes a yoke bracket 32` preferably formed integrally the Vsaid yolie` brackethaving registering bushings 53 and 34 receiving opposite ends o'l compression bulb 35, which compression bulb is sealed at its lower end and open only at its upper end tor purposes referred toghereinatter, the said yoke "bracket further includingr a bulb engaging convened section 36 against which the bulb is compressed. For supporting a bottle 37 ot the atomizer, a suitable eaddleframei which may also` be formed integrally with the casting is provided and preferably this frame is so designed as to support the bottle S7 in inclined position,

as is clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The atomizer further includes the usual tube 38 connecting the bulb with the' bottle 37 and the discharge duct y3 9, which terminates in the spray nozzle `40, which spray nozzle projects througli'the opening 18 of the casingV closure 15.

The coin-controlled operating mechanism C comprises a bulb compressing member c which cooperates ivith'the bulb 35 of the atomizer and is held lin normally retracted position, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, by the expansive force ot' the bulb, a movable coin receiving device c? which is normally unconnected to the bulb compressing member c but which `is adapted to` be connectedtliereto bythe medium of a coin de.- positedin the machine, and an operating means generally designated c3 which is connectedto. `the coin receiving device c? for operating the latter. i i

In carrying out some of the desired objects ofthe present invention aslieretofore stated, the parts ot the coin-controlled mechanism are designed, constructed and inter-related to `assure the user vor operator4 `that a full the parts are in anormal or fully retracted condition and to permit operation provided that the user follows out the intended operating cycle and does not attemptto improperly employ themachine. y y

The vbulb Vcompressing member preferably comprises a plunger 41 slidably movable in an` extended bearing 42 formed integrally With the' casting `frame B, the said plunger being provided with a concave bulb engag ing disc :section 43, the plunger being pret# erably restrained against rotation by means ofadjustablepin 44 held in the bearing 4Q andkeyed in the .Way45 in the plunger. (Seeliig. 2.) The plunger41 is also provided With a block 46 Which has a coin receiving opening or slot 47. Cooperating with the plunger 41 and :for the purpose of positioning ai coin inthe Vslot 47,V as willV become clear hereinafter, I provide positioning means in the form of a plurality of pins 48, 48 fixed to the front `vvall of the cast ing ytrame B,`said pins being received by apertures 49, 49 in the block 46, the construction being such that when the plunger is in its normal or retracted position the pins 48, 48 intersect the coin slot 47 forming means for positioning a coin received by the .slot and for holding the com in received chute 504 the upper end; of which registers With the coin slot- 16 when in retracted position, the said coin chute being hingedly" connccted by means of the hinge pins 51', 51- to bracket bearings 52. in the side Walls of the'frame casting B. The pivoted chute is normally unconnected with the bulb operating plunger 41 but is. adapted to be connected thereto whenl a coin of proper denomination is inserted int-he machine. When a. coin such as 53 is inserted in the chute with the parts as shown in Fig. Qfof the draivings, the coin will drop into position in the slot block 46 and on to the pins 47, the chute being then in registration With` the slot 47 ofthe block. With the coin so positioned the pivoted chute is connected to for operating the bulb compressing plunger when the chute isv moved from the position shown in Fi 2 to that shown in Fig. 5.

or the purpose of assuring that a full and complete spray charge is dispensed, I provide means for preventing the proper positioning of the coin except When the chute is in a fully retracted condition. To this end 'there is provided a stud or pin bolt 54 fixed to a bracket portion 55 of the casting frame, which stud bolt projects through an extend'- ed slit 56 in the chute and is of va length suchk that a coin "deposited in t-he chute will clear the same when the chute. is. in fully retracted position, as sho-Wn in Fig. 2, and will be obstructed or held by the same when the chute is in non-retracted position as shown in Fig. 5. The parts moreover cooperate so that if a coin is depositedr with the partslin the position shown in Fig. 5 the parts not only must be'moved but may be moved to normal. position before eiective operation is permitted.

For the purpose of preventing improper activity or operation of the mechanism, lthe pivoted Vchute c2 and plunger c cooperate to. permit a. continued cycle of operation Aand to prevent a. breaking ofthe cycle as when thel operator may desire to pump `or successively actuate the atomizer mechanism.l To these. endsthe chute 50 is providedat va region adjacent the slotted block lWith a rol'ler Twhich is positioned to engage 'and ride on the coin 53 and to bind the same in the slot block 46 of theI bulb compressing plunger as will be clearly apparent'from a consideration of Figs. 2 and`5 of the drawings. As will be further apparent from Fig. 5 of the drawings, when the chuteis moved from. its normal position the block 46 is Withdrawn from the pins 48 and the coin is thus held in position only by the binding act-ion of the roller t-hereagainst.V -Sti'll referring 'to Fig. 5 of the drawings, it will be seen that when the chute is` moved .beyond a predetermined position it Will'become. disconnected fronrthe coin 53 and the coin will then be free to drop through the vslot 47 and into the ceindepository 24, theplungl er 4l' beingv then free to be returned to its normal retracted' position which is accom`- plished bythe expansive force of the. bulbv 35. hBy providing the roller57 riding over the eoin'*5'3" the point of disconnection be` tween the parts "and therefore the period of discharging operation of the atomizer mayy be predetermined to a nicety. I It Willf further Ibe evidentI that should the operator desireto pump or repeatedly 'actuatefthe" atomizer, as by a returnlmovement of the: chute, the coin4 53 will be released;l and willi drop intothe receptacle. Y 1

' `The operating. means c3 for the coin chznte preferably comprises a slide rod 58 lslidably movable in `an extended bearing 59. formed in the cast-ing frame and projecting through the opening 19l of the casing D, the: saiid siide rod being'providedwith al finger or'h'and knob 60. The slide rod 58 is provided-.With a link 61 at its inner eind', whichalinlt'emf braces a. ldownwardly extending portion 62 forming part ofi the chute c2. It -willbe apparent that with this construction the parts are controlled b-y thel sliding operation ofslidfe rod 58. Ifit is desired tofprevent return movement of vthe chute except after a completed stroke of the slide rod the latter may be provided `with asseries of ratchet teeth 63 with whichcooperatesa Weighted pawl 64, the slide. rod being providedat op posite ends with enlarged recesses' 65 and' 66, these parts :functioning yto prevent.' return movme'nt of the operating rod exceptl after a 'full strokev of the rod has been madcsas when the tooth of the paw] 64 is free to move into the enlarged recess/66. yNormally-the paWl. `64 is in vertical` position,the. tooth thereof being free to move in the.` enlarged recess 65, as is clearly shown in Fig. 2:.,of the; drawings. .To limit theretraeted or return movement of the chute, there is. referably' provided .al stop pinaor stud 67 iixedly carried 'by the front wall of the casting frame B. The use,r operation and man advantages of' my improvedperfume veny ing machine willin the main be fully apparent from the abovevdetailed description thereof. It will be seen that the operating construction. embodies only three operating e1ementswhich are of simple design and'whichucoopeliate without the employment of springs orv the like, 'a rugged, durable. and easily operable structure being thereby afforded. It, will be seen that the normal position ofthe plunger is controlled by the expansivev force ofl the bulb and that thexnornial retracted position of the chute'an'd slide rod is manually effected, the constructionbeing such that the parts must be moved manually tothe retracted position before an operationy is-per-V inisible. It willy be further evidentthat by organizing theparts in the Vmanner shown Utl uid perfumes or the like,

and described, embodying a simple law of organization or combination, an eiiicient and serviceable (structure is produced which is capable ofbeing manufactured and sold at low cost. In operation the user or consumer is assured at all times of a predetermined While I have shown my' vending machinel in the preferred constructlon, it will be apparentthat numerous changes may be made in the construction or' the parts and the inter-relation of the same without departing from the'spirit ofthe invention defined in Vthe following claims.

I claim: e

1. A vending machine for dispensing liquid perfumes or the like, comprising a casing having a coin opening therein, a yieldable operating member', a pivoted coin chute located entirely within the casing' and adapted to be moved into and out of alinement with the coin opening and normally unconnected to the operating member, mechanism connected to the lower `portion of the chute for moving the same and means whereby a coin deposited in the chute forms a connection between the chute and the operating 1nember,the chute and the said memberbeing associated so that arcuate movement of the chute beyond a predetermined position will disconnect the chute from the member permitting the coin to drop and the member toreturn to itsretracted normal position.

2. `A vending machine for dispensing liquidperfumesor the like,rcomprising a slidable plunger,` a pivoted coin chute normally unconnected to the plunger, a sliding rod -linked'to thelower end of the chute for moving the same and `means whereby a coin deposited n tween the chute and the said plunger, the

chute and the said plunger being associated 4so that arcuate movement of the chute beyond a predetermined position will disconnect the chute from the deposited coin permitting the latter to drop and the plunger to return to its retracted normal position.

` 3. A ven-ding machine for dispensing liqcomprising a yieldable operating member, a pivoted vertically swinging coin chute normally unconnected to the operating member, a horizontally slidin the chute forms a connection be-` able rod connected to the chute for moving the same and means whereby a coin deposited in the chute forms a connection beposited in the chute will. form a connection between the chute and the operating member,

the chute and the said member being alsov associated so that arcuate movement of the chute beyond a predeterminedposition will disconnect `the chute from the deposited coin permitting the latter to drop and the meniber to? return to its retracted. normal position.

5. Coin controlled mechanism for a vending machine comprising an operating member, a. pivoted coin chute normally unconnected to the operating member, mechanism linked tothe lower end of the chute for moving the same andmeans whereby a coin deposited inthe chute forms a connection between the chute and the operating member, the chute and the said member being associated so that arcuate movement of the chute beyond a predetermined position 4will disconnect the chute from the deposited coin permitting the latter to drop and the member to return to a normal position.

6. Coin controlled mechanism for a vending machine comprising a slidableplunger member, a pivoted vertically swingingcoin chute normally unconnected to the said member, horizontally disposed slide rod yconnected to the lower end of the chute for mov- Ving the same and means whereby a coin deposited in the chute forms a connection be- Atweenthe `chute and the plunger member,

the chute and the said member being asso-` ciated so that arcuate movement of the chute to the lower portion `of the chute for moving the same, said member and chute being associated so that when both are in fully retracted position the chute registers with the slot in the member whereby a coin deposited in the chute forms a connection between the chute and the operating member, the chute and the said member being further asso- `beyond a predetermined position will disciated so'that arcuate movement of the chute beyond a predetermined position Will disconynect the chute from the deposited coin permitting the latter to drop and the member to return to a normal position. l

8. Coin controlled mechanism for a vending machine comprising an operating member having a coin slot, a pivoted coin chute normally unconnected to the operating member,.said coin chute being adapted to register with the slot in said member and being provided With a: roller adjacent said slot and mechanism connected to the chute for moving the same. h

9. Coin controlled mechanism for ar vending machine comprising an operating member having a coin receiving slot, a pivoted coin chute normally unconnected to the operating member, said coin chute being adapt ed to register with the slot in said member and being provided with a roller adjacent said slot, said roller being adapted to press against a coin deposited in the slot to temporarily hold the coin in such slot, and mechanism connected to t-he chute foe" moving the same, the construction being such that when a coin is deposited in thc chute it forms a connection between the chute and the operating member and is held between said roller and the Walls in said slot, the chute and the said member being associated so that arcuate movement of the chute beyond a predetermined position will disconnect t-he chute from the deposited coin permitting the latter to drop and the member to return to a normal position.

10. Coin controlled mechanism for a vending machine comprising an operating member having a coin receivingslot, a movable coin receiving device normally unconnected to the operating member, said coin receiving device being adapted to register With the slot in said member and being provided with a roller adjacent said slot, said roller being adapted to press against a coin deposited in the slot to temporarily hold the coin in such slot, and mechanism connected to the device for moving the same, the construction being such that when a coin is deposited in the device it forms a connection between the same and the operating member and is held 'between said roller and the Walls of the slot, the said device and member being associated so that movement of the device beyond a predetermined position will effect disconnection of the said device from the deposited coin permitting the latter to drop and the oper- `in said member when both are in full ating member to return to a normal position.

11. Coin controlled mechanism for a vending machine comprising an operating niember having a coin receiving slot, a movable coin receiving device normally unconnected to the operating member, said coin receiving device being adapted'to register With the slot retracted position and being provided Wlth a roller adjacent said slot, said roller being adapted to piressagainst a coin in the slot to temporarily hold the coin in such slot, means for preventing the coin from moving into position between the device and the member when said device is not in its retracted position and mechanism connected to the said device for moving the same.

12. Coin controlled mechanism for a. vending machine comprising a frame, a slidable plunger having a. coin receiving slot, pins carried by said frame and associated with the slot in the plunger to form a coin positioning device therefor, movement of said plunger being effective `for removing a coin from said positioning pins, a pivoted chute normally unconnected to the plunger, the said chute being adapted to register with the said slot in the plunger, a roller carried b thechute adjacent the slot, said' roller` eing adapted to press against a coin in the slot to temporarily hold the coin in such slot in the plunger and mechanism connected to the chute for moving the same. j Y

13. Coin cont-rolled mechanism for a. vending machine comprising a frame, a slidable plunger having a. coin receiving slot, pins carried by said frame and associated with the slot in the plunger to form a coin positioning device therefor, movement of said plunger being eect-ive for removing a coin from said positioning pins, a pivoted chuteno'n mally unconnected to the plunger, the said chute being adapted to register with the said slot in the plunger, a roller carried by the chute adjacent the slot in the plunger, said roller being adapted to press against a coin in the slot to temporarily hold such coin in such slot, mechanism connected to the chute for moving the same yand means for preventing movement of a coin into cooperation between the chute and the slot when the chute is not in its fully retracted position.

Signed at Miami in the county of Dade and State of Florida this 10th day of February, AQ D. 1925.

JOHN FRANCIS HARWOOD'. 

